Just because code is released as open source doesn't mean you have any obligation to deal with feedback or PR's. You can throw it on a git hosting site and forg

Just because code is released as open source doesn't mean you have any obligation to deal with feedback or PR's. You can throw it on a git hosting site and forget about it. You could gzip the entire source directory and throw it into an s3 bucket. You could burn it onto a CD and have it be available by mail-in request only with a fee for shipping. > Expecting software to be open source is nice when there is an army of 10s of thousands of FAANG employees to constantly keep it up to date, but less so when there's limited people. And being closed source makes keeping software up to date easier? The website is asking for "legislation requiring that publicly financed software developed for the public sector be made publicly available under a Free and Open Source Software licence." So in response to your example of a company bidding lower for closed-source rights, you would just deny the illegal request. Same as if a company offering to construct a bridge was undercutting other contractors on the condition they be allowed to ignore certain expensive safety requirements.